14 Facts About Adolph Kolping

Adolph Kolping was a German Catholic priest and the founder of the Kolping Association.

Adolph Kolping led the movement for providing and promoting social support for workers in industrialized cities while working to promote the dignities of workers in accordance with the social magisterium of the faith.

Adolph Kolping's beatification was celebrated under Pope John Paul II on 27 October 1991 in Saint Peter's Square; his liturgical feast is not affixed to the date of his death as is the norm but rather on 6 December.

Adolph Kolping often lived in the shadow of frail health during his childhood.

Adolph Kolping proved to be an able student while in school from 1820 to 1826 but his poverty prevented him from furthering his education despite his commitment to pursue additional studies.

Adolph Kolping's time spent on his studies saw him become friends with the future Bishop of Mainz Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler.

Adolph Kolping visited the great industrial centres of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary.

Adolph Kolping was the editor of the Catholic People's Calendar from 1852 to 1853 and of the Calendar for the Catholic People from 1854 to 1855.

Adolph Kolping died on 4 December 1865 due to lung cancer; he had suffered from a severe joint inflammation in his right forearm that spring.

Adolph Kolping's remains are buried in the Saint Maria Empfangnis church.

Adolph Kolping is remembered as the "Father of All Apprentices" and in 2003 was ranked eleventh in the Unsere Besten.

The beatification process opened under Pope Pius XI on 21 March 1934 and Adolph Kolping was titled as a Servant of God.

The first American branch of the Adolph Kolping Society began in St Louis, Missouri, in 1856.

In 1932, the Detroit branch of the Adolph Kolping society established the Adolph Kolping Park and Chapel in Chesterfield Township, Michigan.